Class B First-hand BFRO #7658

Hiker encounters large footprints

Spring 1976 daytime Bend, Deschutes County, Oregon 1 witness

Account

In the early spring of 1976 the witness was hiking uphill from a cabin when they found very large flat-footed tracks in soft dirt in a Ponderosa Pine forest. The tracks were fairly deep and appeared to come up the hillside from the cabin area. The witness did not see the track-maker and later read library publications about prior regional sightings.

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What was reported

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Physical traces

Tracks

Described appearance

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Feet src: extremely large, flat-footed

Facts & provenance

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Date	Spring 1976 Stated BFRO report #7658 · BFRO report, labelled fields: Year, Season
Time of day	daytime Stated BFRO report #7658 · BFRO report, “Time And Conditions” section
Place	Bend, Deschutes County, Oregon Stated BFRO report #7658 · BFRO report, labelled fields: State, County, Nearest Town, Location Details, Nearest Road
Map point	44.13, -121.33 (± 1000 m) Stated BFRO map layer · BFRO published map layer · read with 85% confidence BFRO map layer point for report 7658 with published boundary
Account type	First-hand Stated BFRO report #7658 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witnesses	1 Derived BFRO report #7658 · BFRO report, “Other Witnesses” section
Witness was	hiking cross-country up hillside from cabin Stated BFRO report #7658 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Source classification	Class B Stated BFRO report #7658 · BFRO classification label

Evidence & investigation

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Investigated by: Dr. Wolf H. Fahrenbach (BFRO)

Tracks

Extremely large flat-footed footprints in soft dry powdery dirt, fairly deep indicating weight, coming up hillside from cabin area

BFRO report, “Observed” section

Source timeline

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BFRO report #7658 Primary

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